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Defence conglomerate Hanwha submitted a $1.7 billion conditional offer to acquire the United States division of Austal (ASX:ASB).

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) has received A$23.2 million in contracts from reseller COBBS BELUX BV for vehicle‑mountable counter‑drone systems for a European military customer, launched its RfAI‑3 RF detection engine, and issued a trading update for 1H 2026.

Orbital Corporation (ASX:OEC) completes its first 150HFE propulsion flight test with American Aerospace Technologies.

Saunders International (ASX:SND) secured a head contract valued at approximately $23 million with the Australian Department of Defence.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) has secured two new Middle Eastern defence orders worth a combined $38 million.

IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) (ASX:IPX) has been awarded up to US$6.6 million under a United States Department of Defence programme

HighCom (ASX:HCL) has updated its market guidance, now forecasting a second-half earnings loss of between $1.2 million and $1.6 million.

xReality Group (ASX:XRG) executed a non-binding agreement with Thales Australia to jointly target global defence, security, and law enforcement simulation markets.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) has secured a US$124 million counter-drone weapon system order from the United Arab Emirates.

RocketDNA (ASX:RKT) announced an agreement to acquire the remaining 40% stake in its core Western Australian subsidiary for $1 million in shares.

WhiteHawk (ASX:WHK) has executed a partnership agreement with Perth-based managed services provider Adisyn Services (ASX:AI1).

1414 Degrees (ASX:14D) signed a battery evaluation agreement with Ukrainian government-approved drone manufacturer Energia 2000.